HB 1342 - DIGEST

Requires the department of health to: (1) As part of its ongoing childhood lead poisoning prevention efforts, facilitate the screening and identification of children under six years old that have elevated levels of lead in their bloodstream;

(2) By January 1, 2010, develop and begin implementation of a two-year pilot program for screening children at risk for elevated blood lead levels;

(3) Purchase state-of-the-art testing equipment for screening children at risk;

(4) Distribute purchased testing equipment on loan to public health clinics, community health centers, school districts, federal women, infants, and children program clinics, and early childhood education programs that have access to a health care professional that is able to conduct testing; and

(5) Attempt to recover costs for lead screening under this pilot program through federal medicaid, federal grants, and nongovernmental sources.